Director of Pharmacy & Medicines
The Pharmacy and Medicines team in Fife is evolving, and we are looking for a dynamic, forward-thinking leader to help drive that transformation.
NHS Fife serves a population of around 370,000 people, delivering integrated services across primary care, community, mental health, and hospital settings. We are committed to improving population health, reducing inequalities, and delivering sustainable, high-quality care in line with Scotland’s national priorities.
The opportunity
This is a key senior leadership role within our Pharmacy & Medicines Service, offering the opportunity to shape services at scale and pace. As Deputy Director, you will lead the development and delivery of pharmaceutical care aligned to:
Population Health prevention, early intervention, and equitable access
Service Renewal redesigning services to improve outcomes and sustainability
Sub-national planning strengthening collaboration across systems and regions
You will play a leading role in advancing our integrated pharmacy model and leading major transformation programmes, including:
Digital Medicines and data-driven care
Medicines safety and high-risk medicines programmes
Transformation of hospital pharmacy clinical and supply services
Development of future workforce models across the whole service
About you
You are an experienced and inspirational leader who:
Brings strong strategic and operational pharmacy leadership experience
Is passionate about improving outcomes and tackling health inequalities
Thrives in partnership working across organisational and system boundaries
Leads with authenticity, energy, and a commitment to people-centered care
Why NHS Fife?
We are a values-led organisation with a strong focus on our people and communities. You will join a highly engaged senior team, committed to delivering meaningful change and improving the health and wellbeing of our population.
Find out more
For an informal discussion with Jill Nowell, Director of Pharmacy and Medicines please contact Kymm Dingwall, Executive Assistant to the Director of Pharmacy and Medicines on 01383 674169 or email: [email protected]
Interview date: 27th August 2026
Interview details: Interviews will be conducted at Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline A short assessment will form part of the interview process.
The interview panel will comprise:
Jill Nowell, Director of Pharmacy and Medicines, NHS Fife (Chair)
Dr Iain MacLeod, Associate Medical Director, NHS Fife
Chris Conroy, Head of Community Care Services, Fife Health and Social Care Partnership
Malcolm Clubb, Director of Pharmacy and Medicines, NHS Borders (External Assessor)
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
Please note the salary is pro rata for part time hours.
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